Hindu villagers offered inducements in form of money and free medical treatment for Christian conversion

Case ID : 30a947f | Location : Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India | Date of Incident : Sat, 4 July, 2026

Case ID : 30a947f

Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India

4 July, 2026

Hindu villagers offered inducements in form of money and free medical treatment for Christian conversion

Predatory Proselytisation

Conversion/ attempts to convert by inducement

Case Summary

In the Jadauda village of Muzaffarnagar district, Hindu villagers were targeted and offered inducements for religious conversion by Christian perpetrators. Acting on a complaint lodged by Bajrang Dal district coordinator Ravi Chaudhary, police raided a warehouse situated in the village fields on 5 July 2026, that was owned by Rashid, where more than 100 people, including a majority of women and members of Scheduled Caste Hindu families, had gathered. According to the complaint and the subsequent police investigation, Rashid and the other organisers were conducting activities aimed at converting Hindus to Christianity by offering inducements such as financial assistance for the marriages of daughters from poor families, free medical treatment, construction of houses, and promises of curing illnesses. It was also revealed that those who converted were offered sums ranging between ₹50,000 and ₹60,000 as part of the conversion drive. During the raid, police detained seven men and five women, recovering three Bibles and several identity cards from the premises, while the gathering protested against the police action before officers dispersed the crowd and sent the attendees home. Ravi Chaudhary stated that around 200 people had assembled for the conversion programme and that the organisers were attempting to establish a church in the area. Based on his complaint, Mansoorpur Police registered a case against 14 named accused, Rashid, Manish, Sanjeev, Sangeeta, Pooja, Monu, Ashu, Chandni, Sarita, Amrish, Kartik, Kanak, Sheeshpal and Praveen, under Sections 3 and 5(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021. Police subsequently registered Crime No. 180/2026 under the same provisions, stating that 16 individuals had been identified in connection with the conversion network. Three special police teams were constituted under the supervision of the Khatauli Circle Officer and the Mansoorpur Station House Officer to investigate the case and arrest the remaining identified accused. According to the Senior Superintendent of Police, officers found that people at the gathering were being lured and converted to Christianity, and further legal action was initiated based on the evidence collected during the investigation.

Why it is Hate Crime ?

This case has been added to the tracker under the primary category of - Predatory Proselytisation. Within it, the sub-category selected is - Conversion/ attempts to convert by inducement. Predatory Proselytisation is not just limited to threat, harassment, force and violence, but it also has contours of stealth. In several cases, the Hindu victim is exploited to convert, with non-Hindus taking advantage of their poverty. In such cases, the Hindu victim who is suffering financially is offered monetary benefits, including lucrative offers for jobs, health treatment, education, etc, to induce the victim into changing his/her religion. In such cases, the religious identity of the victim and the aim to disenfranchise him from his faith form the heart of the crime. Also, taking advantage of and exploiting an individual’s economic vulnerabilities is widely acknowledged as exploitation, forms of which are often penalised by law. Such cases therefore, are considered religiously motivated hate crimes since the victim’s religious identity forms the very heart of the crime itself. The incident was classified as a hate crime because it involved the systematic targeting of Hindus for religious conversion through inducements directed at their economic vulnerabilities and personal hardships. Offering incentives or making false promises, especially when directed at vulnerable individuals in need, shows that these incentives are not acts of kindness or charity. Instead, they are calculated moves to exploit vulnerable Hindus because of religion. By providing inducements or promising healing in exchange for conversion, the accused were effectively blackmailing those who might have been desperate for assistance or hope. Such instances are seen in many cases where members of Christian missionary groups target socially and economically vulnerable Hindus to further their agenda of religious conversions. This form of coercion strips people of their agency and dignity and results in coerced conversions. These are not random or isolated incidents, but rather cases deeply rooted in religious animosity towards Hindu victims. When individuals or groups focus their efforts on converting members of a particular religion, in this case, Hindus, then it demonstrates a fundamental disregard for the Hindu faith. Conversion, especially when not based on personal conviction but rather on external persuasion or pressure, is not simply about sharing a different belief system. It is an attempt to undermine the values, traditions, and identity of the Hindu community. In this context, the Christian perpetrators specifically targeted Hindus, which demonstrates a lack of respect for Hinduism and its followers. Such actions are carried out to strip Hindu victims of their faith, making it a religiously motivated crime. Furthermore, Bibles were also recovered by the police during the raid. Thus, the Christian perpetrators were also actively attempting to indoctrinate the Hindu victims by using Christian religious texts and literature. Using the scriptures or literature of one faith to deliberately target and manipulate members of another, with the clear intention of religious conversion, represents a direct attack on the Hindu faith. Such actions are designed to violate and undermine the beliefs of Hindu victims and are clear indicators of religious hostility towards Hindus and their religious identity. Such actions further demonstrate that this was not an isolated incident of evangelism, but rather part of a broader, organised operation to further religious conversions. When Christian religious material is used to exploit trust, sow doubt, and misrepresent the beliefs of Hindus to coerce conversion, particularly in a systematic manner, it constitutes a religiously motivated offence. The reports further indicated that a large organised gathering had been convened for the purpose of carrying out conversions, with over 200 people present. The scale of the event, the number of individuals identified present, and the coordinated nature of the inducements demonstrated that the activity was not an isolated interaction but part of a structured effort to facilitate religious conversion. Organising such an operation with the objective of persuading members of a specific religious community to renounce their faith through material benefits constitutes a targeted action against that community's religious identity. The Christian faith, by its very theological foundations, places a strong emphasis on proselytisation. In pursuit of conversion objectives, Christian evangelists often employ unethical means, ranging from psychological pressure and misinformation to inducements such as money or jobs. In such cases, Christian missionary groups often target and brainwash socially and economically vulnerable Hindus to further their agenda of religious conversions. This form of coercion strips Hindus of their agency and dignity and enforces forced conversions. These are not random or isolated incidents, but rather premeditated efforts to undermine the Hindu faith, persuade Hindus to discard their own faith, and convert to Christianity. Such acts were deeply rooted in religious animosity towards Hindu victims, and thus, this case was added to the tracker. Disclaimer: The victim count has been recorded based on the estimate provided by the complainant, Bajrang Dal district coordinator Ravi Chaudhary, who stated that around 200 people, including men and women, were present at the gathering. For documentation purposes, we have recorded the maximum count of 200 victims in the database. It is also stated that both men and women were among those present, though no specific gender breakdown is provided. Therefore, we have evenly divided the count, in accordance with the gender ratio reported by the census in 2011 (50:50) for the sake of consistency in documentation.